Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 9PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 23 | 36 | 53 | 53 | 58 | 36 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 69 | 157 | 166 | 81 | 142 | 153 | 59 | 90 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:23PM4.45m | 9:41AM4.17m | 9:56PM4.61m | 10:14AM4.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.40m | 4:34AM0.22m | 4:39PM0.34m | 5:06AM0.19m | 5:11PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
10 | — | — | — | — | 58 | 36 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 69 | 157 | 166 | 81 | 30 | — | 18 | 40 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SE 2 | E 2 | NNE 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 |
— | 23 | 36 | 53 | 53 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 6 | 7 | 142 | 153 | 59 | 90 | 137 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 317 | 303 | 296 | 307 | 103 | 303 | 307 | 113 | 126 | 141 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 236 | 201 | 312 | 201 | 262 | 120 |
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